Local farmers determine the change in fertility of any tropical soil through the

A. nature of the surface

B. amount of water in the soil

C. variation in yeld from crops growth

D. colour of the soil

E. the mineral composition of the soil

Heavy rainfall favours the formation of acid soils because it

A. results in capillary rise of base elements from deep below

B. results in greater weatering of minerals

C. causes more leaching of base elements

D. result in capillary rise of base elements from deep below

E. increases bacterial activity in the soil

The relationship between organisms in the ecosystem implies that the components

A. are Interdependent

B. share common ideas

C. give birth to one another

D. are enemies

E. build one another

All the following are major pollutants of the environment except

A. the flaring of gas in oil wells

B. oil spillage

C. industrial waste products

D. domestic cooking

E. combustion from vehicles

Settlements can be classified according to all the following except

A. arrangement of the buildings

B. number of people per settlemnet

C. main occupation of the inhabitants

D. number of buildings per unit area and land

E. the type of people that live in the area

When two separate towns grow and merge into, the one new settlement formed is called a

A. conurbation

B. megalopoils

C. dormitory town

D. metropolis

E. satellite town

All the following are examples of heavy industries except

A. furniture making

B. ship building

C. refining of petroleum

D. iron and steel

E. aluminium smelting

Which of the following is not a major problem of economic development in developing countries? Inadequate

A. capital

B. natural resources

C. technical know-how

D. transportation facilities

E. infrastructure

Jos has a heavier rainfall than the other towns on the same latitude in Nigeria because it

A. has lower temperatures

B. is located on the windward side of a pleteau

C. is located near the coast

D. is located on the path od descending winds

E. is located in the equatorial region

The important area for lumbering in Nigeria is found in the

A. Benin-Obudu-Yola region

B. Ibadan-Benin-Port Harcourt region

C. Lagos-Port Harcourt-Calabar region

D. Minna-Lokoja-Makurdi region

E. Chad Basin